Garden tool



April 14, I925.

w. J. NEIDHART GARDEN TOOL Filed July 14, 1924 INVENTOR W1 7. Weidw't J ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM: JOHN NEIDHART,

01? SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

GARDEN TOOL.

Application filed July 14,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILLtAar J. New-- HART, a citizen of the Unites States, residing at South Bend, in the county of Saint Joseph, State of Indiana, have invented cerain new and useful Improvements in Gar-- den Tools, of which the following is a specilieation.

My invention relates to, improvements in garden tools, more particularly to a arden tool adapted for use in removing WQQQS', and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and reliable tool 01 the character described which is adapted to be manipulated conveniently and easily to effect removal of weeds without there being any necessity of the user of the tool stooping over or grasping the weeds (hiring the removal thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tool of the character described which allor'ds facilities for cutting the roots of the weeds and for gripping the stem ortions of the weeds so that the stems and the main roots of weeds may-be removed through the use of the tool.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide a tool of the character described which comprises but relatively few parts, is not likely to get out of order easily and is thoroughly practical commercially.

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent from the following description, con sidered in conjunction with the accom' panying drawings, in which 2-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tool showing the pivoted jaw member thereoi in raised or non-gripping position,

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the jaws of the tool closed.

A tool embodying the invention comprises an elongated body or staff indicated generally at 1 which comprises a bar 2 having an end portion 3 twisted at 4: from the plane of the body substantially at right angles thereto, the end portion 3 being provided at its extremity with a sharpened edge 5 and constituting both a cutting blade and a fixed jaw member. The bar 2 is bent laterally at its opposite end and the laterally bent portion is provided with a grip member 6. A jaw member for co-operating with the jaw member 3 is formed of abar 1924. Serial No. 725 905.

7 which is attached by a-horizontal pivot element 8 to the bar 2 intermediate the length of the bar '7 and at a point slightly above the twisted portion i of the bar 2. The bar 7 has an end portion thereof oiiiset laterally at 9, the extremity of such end portion being bent laterally across theplane ot' the major portion of the jaw '7 as indi cated at 10 to provide" a clamping jaw which will be swung into contact with the upper face of the jaw 3 when the jaw merober 7. isswung in one direction about the axis or" the pivot element 8. vThe jaw 10 may be curved longitudinally along the are (it a circle intermediate its length as .indicated at 11 to partially encircle a circular object, such as a stem of a weed.

The end of the bar 7 opposite to that which is formed to provide the jaw 10 is.

the space within the offset intermediate por- 11.011 of the bar 2-.

The cover bar 14' is xtended downwardly along the bar 2, as indicated at M and bent outwardly and then back upon itself against the bar 2, at 15, to provide a foot piece. The extension 14 is secured to the bar 2 below the foot piece 15 by suitable fastening means which in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings is the pivot element 8.

The operating rod 12 is provided at its upper end with a laterally turned grip member 16. v

From the foregoing description 013' the various parts of'the device, the operation thereof will be readily understood- ,The user of the device stands erect and places the cutting edge of the blade 3 in position to enter the ground at the base of a weed such, as indicated at 17, and to cut the branching roots of the weed. Pressure of the foot on the foot piece 15 will cause the blade to enter the ground and to cut the 7 clamping jaw will swing downwardly. The stem of the Weed will be gripped at its base between the blade 3 which serves as a jaw and the clamping jaw 10. It Will beinanifest that a slight upward pull on the handles 6 and 16 will cause the Weed to be 7 pulled from the ground.

having an end portion thereof twisted to lie a plane extending atright angles to the plane of the major portion of the bar, said end portion being" sharpened. at its ex treniity to provide acutting edge, said bar being bent laterally at its other end, a grip member carried by said laterally turned end portion, a second bar pivotally attached interinediate its length to the first bar at a slight distance above the upper end of said first-named end portion of the first bar, said second-named bar having" an end portion thereof to provide a jaw for co-operating With the first-named end portion of the first bar, an operating handle pivotally attached at one end to the second end of therfirst named bar, said first-named bar being oiiiset laterally intermediate its length for the refception of said operatinghandle,' a cover bar secured to SillCifiI'StrIiH'HBd bar in position to retain said operating handle between itself and said offset portion of the firstnamed bar and to permit inoveinent'of said operating handle in a vertical plane, said cover-bar having an extension secured to the first-named bar and provided With a laterally turned portion constitutinga foot piece.

7 WILLIAM JOHN NEIDHART. 

